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Government urged to scrap all smart motorways over safety concerns

Calls are being made for all smart motorways to be scrapped after the Government announced that it was cancelling new schemes following safety concerns. New smart motorways – including the 11 already paused and three new schemes – have been ditched, with ministers citing financial pressures and a lack of public confidence. Seven of the …

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Row of traffic cones along the middle of a road being resurfaced.

UK Government announces £47.5m funding for 27 high-risk roads to improve safety

The Government has announced £47.5 million of new funding to improve safety on 27 of the country’s most dangerous roads. Through the third round of the Safer Roads Fund, the Department for Transport (DfT) says that 27 new schemes will be delivered, driving forward safety improvements such as re-designing junctions and improving signage and road …

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Government says self-driving cars could double road congestion

A Government report warns that motorists could find themselves stuck in congestion nearly twice as bad as current levels if self-driving cars become commonplace. Department for Transport (DfT) traffic projections for England and Wales show delays may rise by up to 85% from 2025 to 2060 in that scenario. The analysis is based on connected …

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Monstrous motorways, spooky streets and rotten roads

From Dundee to Devon and Belfast to Bolton, motoring experts have revealed 10 haunted highways that easily spooked drivers should avoid this Halloween. Multiple sightings of a highwayman in Hampstead and a ghost bride in Kent confirm the fearsome reputation of a UK road network reportedly riddled with ghostly apparitions, researchers from Quotezone.co.uk have found. …

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